The cracklib-devel package contains the header files and libraries needed for compiling applications which use cracklib.
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CrackLib tests passwords to determine whether they match certain security-oriented characteristics, with the purpose of preventing users from choosing passwords that could easily be guessed. CrackLib is a library containing a C function which may be used in a "passwd"-like program. If you install CrackLib, you will also want to install the cracklib-dicts package.